Criminals as corporators? It’s your vote

Almost All Major Parties Have Candidates With Links To Crime
Mahesh Buddi | TNN

Hyderabad: It’s the first elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). But the familiar breed — candidates with criminal background — are at play again for the Nov. 23 polls. Of the total 1,310 candidates, at least 40 have criminal records.
Within the Hyderabad police commissionerate alone, of the 800 contenstants, 28 with criminal antecedents have been fielded by all major political parties. Similarly, of the 501 candidates from Cyberabad, at least a dozen have a criminal record, according to cops.
The list includes even four history-sheeters and the charges against most range from murder, attempt to murder, communal violence, extortion, criminal intimidation, assault on a public servant, rioting and trespass to minor ones like mischief.
For instance, MIM’s Rehamatnagar ward (Yousufguda) candidate Chinna Srisailam has a 20-year-old history sheet in Jubilee Hills police station with about 25 cases to his credit, including attempt to murder. “He is involved in all kinds of criminal offences but not yet convicted,” a cop said.
Yadav’s son Naveen (MIM candidate from Yousufguda ward) too has a few poll-related cases against him in the same police station as his father. There are more in the MIM list, including Samad Bin Abbas (Uppuguda), Yousuf Naquas Badi (Laitabagh), Murtuza Ali Khan (Chawni in Reinbazar area), Mir Zulfiqr Ali (Hussainialam) and Mohammed Ghouse (Shalibanda). And in keeping with fair representation to women in all categories, MIM has even fielded Farah Khan — aka “Lady Don” — from Maula Ali. She has a colourful history sheet against her in Saidabad police station.
The TDP list includes Chandrayangutta historysheeter Mohammemd Chand (Lalithabagh) charged with assault and criminal intimidation and Raju Singh (Mangalhat), who has a history sheet in Tapachabutra police station and has been charged with murder during communal clashes in 2003. Among others, Chinnaboina Rajender (Aliabad, Old City) is a former history sheeter of Shalibanda police station and Singireddy Srinivas Reddy (Saidabad) has several cases against him in Saidabad police station.
Among the candidates put up by the MBT, Saleh Bin Ahmed (Barkas) has several cases in Chadrayangutta police station, Amzadullakhan Khaled (Azapura) has cases in Dabeerpura and Chaderghat, while Hani Bin Mubaraq (Talabkatta) has cases in Bhavani Nagar.
There are no history sheeters contesting from North, East and Central Zones of the city police limits but there are 10 candidates of various parties against whom various election-related cases are registered. 10 GHMC candidates face poll-related charges
There are 10 candidates in the GHMC poll fray belonging to varius parties who are facing election-related cases. For instance, Lavanya (ward number 171 in Old Bowenpally) has cases against her for threatening people to vote for her party in the previous elections. Similar charges exist against Independent candidates P Mohan Rao (ward number 142 in Chilakalguda) and Mohammed Yousafuddin (ward number 121 in Old Bowenpally). Among such candidates fielded by the BJP are Jitendra Yadav and Ramu Yadav from Azampura area, Joshi (Gunfoundry ward), Mahaveer Prasad Thakur (Jiyaguda) and J Sahdev Yadav (Kurmaguda). All of them have cases registered for disobedience of an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant under section 188 of the IPC. CPI’s Shankar Naik (IS Sadan ward) has cases against him for staging protests and dharnas. The Independent’s category too includes history-sheeters. B R Sadanad Mudiraj (Aliabad ward) has a history sheet in Chatrinaka police station and cases against him include offences related to communal violence and also a murder in 1996. At present there are some property related cases registered against him, the police said. TNN

(from Time of India Dated 14-11-2009)